On 17 November 2015 the German Federal Labour Court ruled that an employee, who commences his employment on 1 July of a calendar year, may only claim holiday for the year of commencement on a pro-rated basis. In Germany, every Employee has an entitlement of at least 24 days paid vacation each year on the basis of a six-day workweek. However, pursuant to Sec. 4 of the German Federal Vacation Law, the employee may only claim full holiday entitlement after six months of employment. With the judgment above, the German Federal Labour Court ruled about the holiday entitlement in case of commencement of employment on 1 July 2015. It held that those employees, who commence their employment on 1 July of a calendar year, are entitled to holiday for the year of commencement on a pro-rated basis only.
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